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Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID for now and tomorrow

Matt Ream of Zebra Technologies talks about RFID implementation and offers predictions as to where this technology is headed.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

'Mucho' convenient consommé packaging

In December 2005, Spanish food processor Gallina Blanca debuted consommés and broths in single-serve, shelf-stable, microwaveable cups custom-designed and produced by EDV Packaging.

February 28, 2006

Closures

New aseptic beverage carton screw cap debuts in Europe

The first commercial user of a new three-piece screw cap mechanism for aseptic beverage cartons has been introduced in Germany by Milchwerke Thüringen GmbH, a subsidiary of the Humana Milchunion group.

February 28, 2006

Closures

Body washes receive custom PET bottles

Method Home Products, San Francisco, CA, recently rolled out a line of gel and cream body washes in 15-oz, custom-manufactured, tear- (or bulb-) shaped PET bottles from Amcor PET Packaging.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

Resealable ice bags heat up sales

Blue Keld, East Yorkshire, UK, a leading British producer of bottled waters and bagged ice cubes, has introduced Blue Keld Spring Water Premium Ice Cubes packaged in press-to-close, resealable one- and two-kg bags, incorporating zipper mechanisms supplied by Zip-Pak.

February 28, 2006

Flexibles

In-pack veggie steamer

According to Bev Dixon, general manager at Sun Valley Foods, she and her colleagues took one look at Simple Steps for Produce while at a trade show last year and knew they wanted to put it to work.

February 28, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Companies

Phoenix Closures, Inc.

February 28, 2006

Additives, coatings & inks

Science of fresh white paper

DuPont's Dr. Donna L. Visioli examines the contemporary meaning of freshness.

January 31, 2006

Sustainability

Packaging machinery OEMs and buyers of packaging machinery talk turkey at Ipack-Ima

Presented in conjunction with Ipack-Ima, the Italian packaging show just held February 14-18 in Milan, was a half-day event called Global Packaging Managers & Equipment Suppliers Forum.

January 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

First labeler retrofit with award-winning ELAU servos

Yakama Juice plant manager Jack West says “when K2 said they could do everything on one machine, I was really impressed.”

January 31, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Smart reader offers embedded software

Intermec Technologies Corp. has embedded IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI) into its IF5 RFID reader, creating an "intelligent" RFID reader that automates the process of routing and managing incoming data from RFID tags, even from remote locations.

January 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

RFID R&D and test facility

Accu-Sort Systems’ RFID Center of Excellence is a combination R&D center and testing facility located in Hatfield, PA, north of Philadelphia.

January 31, 2006